Ashtray and cigarette extinguisher



Sept. 21, 1937. E H ER' 2,093,657

ASHTRAY AND CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER Filed NOV. 21, 1933 'mupng Harper;

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Patented Sept. 21, 1937 i EISU UNITED, snares PATENT OFF-ICE f 2,093,657 r I I ASHTRAY AND CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER Ewing Harper, San Francisco, Calif. Application November 21, 1933, Serial No. 699,043

8 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in ash trays and cigarette extinguishers.

The object of the invention is to produce a combined cigarette extinguisher and ash tray 5 which can be easily taken apart to facilitate cleaning and washing the same.

Another object is to provide a sectional cigarette extinguisher wherein one or more restricted passages are formed in which cigarettes may be placed and where, due to the lack of oxygen, they will be extinguished.

A still further object contemplated is the provision of a combined ash tray and cigarette extinguisher wherein the ashes and extinguished cigarettes are retained in a substantially concealed reservoir whereby the article will, at all times, present a clean appearance.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will hereinafter be more fully described and the I novel features thereof particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

. In the accompanying drawing, 25 Figure l is a top plan view of a combined cigarette extinguisher and ashtray illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2--2 of Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view illustrating a modified form of construction;

Fig, 4 is asectional view on the line. 4-4 of Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of still another I 40 member II, the member H being so arranged within said member II] that one or more restricted passages I2 are formed between the walls of the two members. The members I0, I I may be made of any desired cross-sectional shape, being circular in the present instance.

The purpose of the restricted passages is to smother or extinguish cigarettes inserted therein. If desired, one passage extending continuously around the tray may be provided but in the preferred construction a plurality of circumferentially spaced passages are formed by vertically extending indentations o-r recesses in the exterior surface of the inner member II. Each passage is of such width that a lighted cigarette 5 inserted burning end first in any passage will be extinguished by reason of there being an insufficient supply of oxygen.

As shown, more particularly in Fig. 2, inner member II is formed with a peripheralfiange l3 by which said member is supported on a ledge I4 at the top of member 10. Member II preferably extends to the bottom of member ID and forms a fairly large reservoir I5 for the reception of the extinguished cigarettes, the passages I2 communicating with said reservoir. Member II is also formed with a central bore or passage I6 through which ashes may be deposited. in the reservoir. Member II, for convenience in manufacture, may be made in several sections which are preferably united, as by soldering, so that the entire member may be withdrawn as a unit from outer member I B when it is desired to clean the interior of the latter.

The contour of passage I6 is such that the reservoir is concealed so that the article will have a clean appearance until it is practically filled with cigarettes and ashes.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the inner member I I rests on the bottom of member I b with the side walls of the two members spaced apart to form one continuous circumferentially extending passage I2. The member I I also has the central bore I6 for the reception of ashes. The two members are held in the desired spaced relation by vertically extending ribs or flanges I! on one of the members- -member II in the present instance. In this instance, the inner member may likewise be made of united sections to permit removal as a unit.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6 there is shown a tray of rectangular cross-section. In this embodiment, the inner member. II is held in spaced relation to the side walls of member I0 by flange portions I8 at the base of the inner member. A top or cover 20, formed with a central aperture 2I, projects over the top surface of member I I, forming a horizontal passage 22 which communicates with the passage I2 at the side. Said top is held in place by a depending flange I 9 formed at the perimeter thereof and adapted to be placed over the upper edge of outer member I0. Lighted cigarettes forced in the restricted horizontal passage 22 will be extinguished and as successive cigarettes are inserted in said passage, previously inserted cigarettes will fall into passage I2. That is, the contour of the passage is such that each cigarette will be retained therein until advanced or dislodged by a succeeding cigarette. This retention of a lighted cigarette, causes the same to be smothered. Of course, it

will be appreciated that, while these restricted passages are located in the side walls of the device in the constructions illustrated and such constructions are preferred, nevertheless the broad principle involved is not limited to this specific location of the passages. Inner member I I has a centrally located well or reservoir [5 in which ashes may be deposited.

In each instance, the inner member is readily removable to empty ashes and cigarettes from the tray and to permit thorough washing and cleansing of the article.

What is claimed is:

1. In an article of the class described, the combination of inner and outer members, said outer member having a closed bottom and said inner member being loosely and removably supported in said outer member, portions of the walls of said members being spaced a fixed distance apart and forming restricted passages in which cigarettes are extinguished and held until advanced by a subsequently inserted cigarette and said inner member having an opening therein in which ashes may be deposited the entire area of the inner surface of the bottom of the outer member being fully exposed when the inner member is removed.

2. In an article of the class described, an outer member closed at one end, an inner member loosely and removably supported within the outer member, portions of the walls of the two members having curved surfaces spaced apart a fixed distance to form restricted passages in which cigarettes are held to extinguish the same, and an ash reservoir in the closed end of the outer member, there being a passage through the inner member through which ashes may be deposited in said reservoir, the ashes in said reservoir and the cigarettes in said restricted passages being substantially concealed from view the entire area of the inner surface of the bottom of the outer member being fully exposed when the inner member is removed- 3. In an article of the class described, an outer member having vertically arranged side walls and a bottom closure, an inner member positioned on the bottom of the outer member and formed with vertical side walls and an upper surface, the side walls of said members being spaced apart to form restricted passages for extinguishing cigarettes, and inwardly projecting portions on said outer member overhanging but spaced from the upper surface of said inner member and forming continuations of said restricted passages.

4. In an article of the class described, inner and outer members having vertically arranged side walls spaced laterally from each other, a bottom closure for said article, and an inwardly extending flange at. the upper extremity of each of said members, said flanges being spaced apart to form a constricted passage therebetween, said constricted passage constituting a continuation of the space between the side walls of said members, whereby lighted cigarettes inserted in the constricted passage will be extinguished therein and forced into said space by subsequently inserted cigarettes.

5. In an article of the class described, a receptacle comprising inner and outer members having portions of their respective surfaces spaced apart to form a constricted passage, said passage being curved whereby a burning cigarette inserted therein will be frictionally retained and smothered therein, said receptacle having an ash reservoir therein with which one end of said passage communicates, each cigarette being discharged from said passage into said reservoir by a subsequently inserted cigarette.

6. In an article of the class described, a receptacle comprising inner and outer members having portions of their respective surfaces spaced apart and forming an elongated, constricted passage, the cross-sectional area of said passage being such as to smother a burning cigarette inserted therein, and said passage being curved longitudinally to retain a cigarette therein until advanced therethrough by a subsequently inserted cigarette.

'7. In an article of the class described, a receptacle comprising inner and outer members, the inner member being loosely and removably supported by the outer member, portions of the surfaces of said members being spaced a fixed distance apart to form a permanent passage open at its opposite ends in which a burning cigarette may be inserted, the cross section of said passage being such as to frictionally retain a burning cigarette therein until advanced therethrough by a subsequently inserted cigarette, said passage being of sufficient length to substantially conceal the burning cigarette retained therein, and an ash reservoir in said receptacle.

8. In an article of the class described, the combination of inner and outer members, said outer member having a closed bottom and said inner member being loosely and removably supported in said outer member, portions of the walls of the two members being spaced a fixed distance apart and forming an elongated restricted passage between the two members in which cigarettes are successively inserted from one end and held and extinguished, said article having an ash reservoir therein with which the opposite end of said passage communicates whereby the ex-;

tinguished cigarettes are discharged from the passage into said reservoir.

EWING HARPER. 

